Dear friends,
It's been a while since the last In Correspondence, 9 months in fact, over which time I’ve experienced some significant ups and downs. Here I share my highlights.
Photo taken at Brave Earth by Phoebe Maria Montague-Warr
Key processes
A Wild Mind Intensive led by Sage Magdalene and Sara McFarland, hosted by Soulcraft Baltic, the European sister organisation of Bill Plotkin’s Animas Valley Institute
A profound Shipibo plant medicine dieta with Maestras Ynes, Laura and Lila (dieting Guayusa; 5 ceremonies across 10 days, mostly alone, mostly in silence, eating a very restricted diet)
The excellent HER men's retreat led by Alain Lagger at Brave Earth
The Courageous Heart meditation retreat at Gaia House led by Laura Bridgman and Kirsten Kratz, a friend of the late Rob Burbea, author of the masterful Seeing That Frees
Books I read
The Lost Spells by Robert Macfarlane & Jackie Morris
The Art of Receiving and Giving by Betty Martin
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
We Will Not Cancel Us by adrienne maree brown
The Ministry For The Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
Recapture the Rapture by Jamie Wheal
The Journey of Soul Initiation by Bill Plotkin
A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver
Knowledgegraph
Since last time, I’ve shared 207 items to my knowledgegraph.
Two of my favourite thinkers of the past months: Kevin Owocki (Twitter) and Clementine Morrigan (Instagram, website, podcast).
Courses
I taught the courses How to DAO (here’s a tweet with the notes), The Promise of Decentralisation and Tools for the Regenerative Renaissance (alongside Phoebe Tickell).
In February I’ll be teaching Introduction to web3, Crypto & DeFi (an updated version of my celebrated Introduction to Crypto & DeFi course). Read more and book your place
Metastrategy
ICONOMI is a social trading platform similar to eToro, and Metastrategy is my strategy there. Metastrategy is up 460% in the past year (outperforming Bitcoin by 8x) and ranks in the top 15% of all strategies. Read my step-by-step guide to investing in Metastrategy
Tao Te Ching NFTs
I gifted Tao Te Ching NFTs to @matthewmutual, @auryn_macmillan, @santisiri, @owocki, @gregory_landua, @spengrah, @austingriffith, @RichDecibels, @divine_economy and @jgreenhall. The remaining NFTs (which contain a link to a secret Telegram group) are on sale for 0.25 ETH each via Rarible.
Plans for 2022
Attending my little brother’s wedding 💒 🎉
Learning CosmWasm (the smart contract language of the Cosmos ecosystem)
Participating in my first sprint triathlon
The Boundless Heart of Metta at Gaia House with Zohar Lavie and Jake Dartington
Betwixt ~ Exploring the Threshold between Worlds with Rebecca Card and Bell Selkie Lovelock
Festivals: Buddhafield, Boom, Medicine, Primal (With insight from dieta, I plan to no longer attend UK festivals that serve alcohol.)
Offerings by friends
Check out a more detailed view on the new events page on my site
Women's Leadership & Facilitation Training: a four-month training in authentic connection, ritual and embodiment with Gaia Harvey Jackson
Bernardo Kastrup – With Reality in Mind: a five-week course with one of the most articulate and rigorous defenders of metaphysical idealism, facilitated by Amir Giles
Introduction to Metamodernity and Advanced Metamodernism with Emil Ejner Friis
Soul Play: a six-week psychosynthesis-inspired coaching journey into play, pleasure and possibility with Bonny Tydeman
The Artist Within: a four-week journey to discover the courage, the confidence and the tools to express your inner world with Jade Wade
Soulful Masculinity: a weekend retreat exploring what men can be at their best with Conor Cregg
And finally, here’s a playlist based on the DJ set I played at my 36th birthday celebrations.
Until next time, with love,
Stephen, @daoist321
Have a wonderful 2022 Stephen.